An area called Alto Metauro in the region of Le Marche is especially famous for its food and wine products. Enjoy tasting the local organic ‘Millefiori’ or ‘Spring flowers’ honey and feel the oily texture of the a resin taken from bee hives called propolis. Many restaurants and bars in the area can serve you a type of local mead, a sweet honey liquor that will delight your taste buds!
The cheeses you can taste here are among the finest in Italy! Some of the local favourites are a pecorino cheese stuffed with red peppers in oil, fresh soft white cheese and ricotta. The visitor is sure to enjoy a feast of these along with some spicy local salamis and sausages made with pork and roe deer meat.
The cheeses you can taste here are among the finest in Italy! Some of the local favourites are a pecorino cheese stuffed with red peppers in oil, fresh soft white cheese and ricotta. The visitor is sure to enjoy a feast of these along with some spicy local salamis and sausages made with pork and roe deer meat.
If you’re passing through the town of Mercatello Sul Metauro , why not stop to rest in a restaurant called ‘Cave of the Goblins’ and enjoy some focaccia ‘alla bronza’, baked in a large wooden oven and seasoned with olive oil, herbs and eaten along with tasty cheeses and salamis like ‘Scalmarita’ and ‘Lonzino’. Their desserts are the perfect ending to a luncheon feast; try a few ‘Faggoltini alla marmellata di more’ which are tasty biscuits with a blackberry jam topping!
This restaurant is not only a source of excellent rustic Italian food but also has an intriguing educational food farm nearby to educate tourists on rural life in these parts, food preparation and craftsmanship. Learn how to bake bread the old fashioned way and later put on some protective clothing to go out and see the beehive where delicious honey of the region is produced.
Visitors can make their own candles from the leftover wax of the hives and colour them with natural dyes of the area.They also host a nature trail of about one and a half kilometres, where the visitor can learn all about the flora, trees and animals of the area. They can milk the cows and goats and learn about the cheese making process. This mesmerizing place is a wonderful way for the tourist to immerse themselves in the culture of the beautiful Alto Metauro.
This restaurant is not only a source of excellent rustic Italian food but also has an intriguing educational food farm nearby to educate tourists on rural life in these parts, food preparation and craftsmanship. Learn how to bake bread the old fashioned way and later put on some protective clothing to go out and see the beehive where delicious honey of the region is produced.
Visitors can make their own candles from the leftover wax of the hives and colour them with natural dyes of the area.They also host a nature trail of about one and a half kilometres, where the visitor can learn all about the flora, trees and animals of the area. They can milk the cows and goats and learn about the cheese making process. This mesmerizing place is a wonderful way for the tourist to immerse themselves in the culture of the beautiful Alto Metauro.
Who doesn't enjoy the rich earthy taste of a truffle?
Well it’s up to the tourist if they’d like to have it served to them or if they'd like to look for some themselves in the forests of these fruitful lands with the help of a specific sniffer dog!
It’s a great way to enjoy some delicious food and learn all about how they are sought. Click here to read about exquisite food products in other regions of Italy known as Slow Food!
Of course, you can’t pass through an area of Italy without sampling the local wines of the region so why not rest for a while in the town of Sant’ Angelo and try it in one of the restaurants. There is a well known wine producer nearby known as ‘La Montata’. Their red and white wines are magnificent but it is their dessert wine known as ‘Vin Santo’ that is probably the most famous.
A culinary expedition of this stunning environment is sure to be one of great satisfaction and you might just leave it a few pounds heavier! Read about other exciting things to do in Alto Metauro in our related article.
Well it’s up to the tourist if they’d like to have it served to them or if they'd like to look for some themselves in the forests of these fruitful lands with the help of a specific sniffer dog!
It’s a great way to enjoy some delicious food and learn all about how they are sought. Click here to read about exquisite food products in other regions of Italy known as Slow Food!
Of course, you can’t pass through an area of Italy without sampling the local wines of the region so why not rest for a while in the town of Sant’ Angelo and try it in one of the restaurants. There is a well known wine producer nearby known as ‘La Montata’. Their red and white wines are magnificent but it is their dessert wine known as ‘Vin Santo’ that is probably the most famous.
A culinary expedition of this stunning environment is sure to be one of great satisfaction and you might just leave it a few pounds heavier! Read about other exciting things to do in Alto Metauro in our related article.
